Slide Title
Preview
Date
5-1974
Description
This 1969 map of Brasilia show’s the bird-like shape of the city as designed by Lucia Costa. He was hired by President Juscelino Kubitschek to design the city in what had previously been a waste land with scarce water, animals, plants or people.
Rights
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Creator 1 Role
Photographer
Creator 2 Dates
1902 - 1998
Creator 2 Role
Urban Planner
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Recommended Citation
Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, MSS-0041, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College.
Keywords
land use; map; Brasilia, Federal District; Lucia Costa; Brazil;
Notes
http://www.aboutbrasilia.com/